National Health Service (Expenditure)

HC Deb 30 June 1972 vol 839 cc446-7W

Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the amount spent on the National Health Service in Wales in 1965, 1970 and the latest available year; and what amount per head of population in Wales this was in each case, with the corresponding figure for England.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The expenditure and per capita figures for health and personal social services in Wales based on gross costs for 1965–66, 1970–71 and 1971–72 were as follows:

		1965–66	1970–71	1971–72
Expenditure	…	£73m.	£123m.	£137m.
Per Capita	…	£27.1	£45.0	£50.3

The corresponding figures for England were:

Expenditure	…	£l,168m.	£l,988m.	£2,255m.
Per Capita	…	£26.0	£43.0	£48.9

Expenditure for 1970–71 includes full year costs of child care services responsibility for which was transferred to health departments from 1st January, 1971.